JFK school in Franklin to celebrate win in playground contest

Parents, children and faculty of JFK Elementary School in Franklin Saturday will celebrate their victory in the Danimals Rally for Recess contest.

Matt Tota/Daily News staff

Parents, children and faculty of JFK Elementary School in Franklin Saturday will celebrate their victory in the Danimals Rally for Recess contest.

The school won a new playground in the competition and will hold a recess-themed party from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Last year, in reaction to the declining amount of time children spend playing outdoors, Dannon, a yogurt company, launched Danimals Rally for Recess, a national initiative aimed to raise awareness of the lack of physical activity among kids today.

To compete, elementary schools across the country turned in promotional codes to collect points. The five schools with the most points by Jan. 31 were awarded $20,000 towards a playground makeover.

Renata Gilaroya and Ariel Dogget, the local moms who rallied their community around the competition, will be at the event, as well as JFK Elementary Principal Joan Toye.

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